Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
प्रसीद पाहि मां भक्त्या सम्यक्सर्गे नियोजय । प्रियो ह्यसि प्रियाहं ते यथा स्यां तत्तथा कुरु
prasīda pāhi māṃ bhaktyā samyaksarge niyojaya | priyo hyasi priyāhaṃ te yathā syāṃ tattathā kuru
Sei gnädig; beschütze mich durch Hingabe und setze mich recht in die Ordnung der Schöpfung ein. Denn du bist mir lieb, und ich bin dir lieb—so füge es, dass ich so sei, wie ich sein soll.
Śrī (Lakṣmī/Śrī-devī)
Listener: Nārāyaṇa
Scene: Lakṣmī petitions Nārāyaṇa for protection and rightful cosmic appointment; behind them, symbolic tiers of creation (lotus, worlds) indicate ‘sarga’.
FAQs
Devotion invites grace, and grace places the devotee in a harmonious role aligned with dharma and cosmic order.
Not a site-specific verse; it is part of the dialogue that frames the later glorification of Nārāyaṇagiri in the Revā-kṣetra.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on bhakti and seeking divine appointment (niyoga) in a righteous way.